Lunar Design's winning entry, entitled Lunar Firefly Project, features a
product named Glimo, a nightlight designed as a friendly, magical, luminescent
bug intended to appeal to children. The playful approach to this nightlight is
meant to evoke feelings of fun and comfort. Using its suction-cup feet, Glimo
can be attached to a window so that solar power energizes the nightlight.

One of the judging criteria for the designer submitted projects was the
uniqueness and interest of the application of DSM Somos® 10120
WaterClear(TM) resin. For Glimo the use of this material was important to the
process of allowing the design to be presented and analyzed much more tangibly
than with alternative materials. Glimo presents functionality that is
explicitly based upon transmission and interaction with light, and it is
essential to produce prototypes that are optically clear yet also durable
enough for hands-on evaluation. Previous prototype solutions for similar
design projects were produced in ABS, which is a time-consuming and expensive
alternative.

Somos® 10120 WaterClear(TM) stereolithography resin is a unique
optically-clear ProtoFunctional® prototyping resin combining many desirable
engineering properties, mimicking the flexural strength and modulus of
polycarbonate, the notched izod impact strength of Nylon 66, and the tensile
strength of ABS. Its transparent appearance may be dyed, in a secondary step,
for color tint.

Joel Jacobs, Director of Product Design of the winning company, received a
Palm m505 handheld product, a free WaterClear(TM) model of his project, and
$5000 in rapid prototyping services from Accelerated Technologies Inc.

In addition to its wining entry, Lunar Design also submitted five other
designs which combined innovation with design in products ranging from
household to information systems accessories. Mike Durham, General Manager,
Accelerated Technologies Inc., commented on the selection of Lunar Design as
the grand prize winner by stating, "The selection of Lunar Design as the Grand
Prize winner reflects the quality and range of projects that would benefit
from the choice of a Somos® WaterClear(TM) resin. It was applications such
as the ones presented by Lunar Design that led to ATI's decision to first beta
test the Somos® WaterClear(TM) material and than to later host the
WaterClear(TM) Design contest. Both the number and quality of the contest
submissions were impressive, and the final decision on the grand prize winner
from the ten finalists was difficult to make."

In addition to Glimo, nine other finalists were chosen in the ATI
WaterClear Design Contest including:

For all the submitted designs to the design competition, Somos® 10120
WaterClear(TM) resin accommodated requirements ranging from the need to better
visualize the inner workings of a product (including fluid flow) without being
hampered by the amber hue and lack of true transparency of standard SL resins
... to ensuring that tight tolerance mechanical fit and function
specifications could be evaluated early in the design process ... to actually
simulating the physical properties of material intended for use in production.

The panel of judges for the contest included:

Terry Wohlers, President, Wohlers Associates;

Jeffrey Rowe, Contributing Editor, "MCADCafe.com;"

Jean Hoffman, Associate Editor, "Machine Design;"

Pat Toensmeier, Editor-in-Chief, "Modern Plastics;"

Jim Reitz, Business Manager, DSM Somos®;

Mike Durham, General Manager, Accelerated Technologies, Inc.

The award program generated worldwide entries from as far west as Hawaii
and as far east as Israel. Contest entries were evaluated on four factors
including a demonstration of the power and benefits of optically-clear rapid
prototypes, the uniqueness of concept or application, visual impact, and
originality.

What is stereolithography?

Stereolithography is a layer additive rapid-prototyping process based on
the use of photopolymer liquid resins which solidify when exposed to UV light.
A software program transfers the designer's 3-D CAD model into an electronic
file for stereolithography machines ('STL' format), composing the information
into thin cross sections or layers. A laser beam then traces each layer onto
the surface of a vat of photopolymer resin, building the part in repeated
layers until a solid replica of the original CAD model is completed.

DSM Somos® also offers materials for selective laser sintering and is
the first manufacturer of powder elastomeric polymer (Somos® 201) that can
be sintered to produce highly flexible parts with "rubber like"
characteristics.

Product data sheets for DSM Somos® resins are available on the company
web site
www.dsmsomos.com , under "Downloads, Product Data Sheets."

DSM Somos® (Delaware, USA), focused on innovative rapid prototyping
materials, is a business unit of DSM Desotech, world leaders in the creation
of UV curable materials. DSM is a highly integrated group of companies with
worldwide interests in life-science products, performance materials and
chemicals. DSM recorded sales of EUR 8.1 billion in 2000 and employs a total
workforce of some 22,000, distributed in more than 200 operations throughout
the world.

Somos® and ProtoFunctional® are registered trademarks of DSM
WaterClear(TM) is a trademark of DSM

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Lunar Design (
www.lunar.com ) Lunar's commitment to creating beautiful
products and successful brands for its partner companies is reflected in the
recognition it has received, including being named by Business Week as one of
the top 10 award-winning American industrial design firms. Founded in 1984,
Lunar's clients include Hewlett-Packard, Palm, Apple, Microsoft, Philips,
Oral-B, Cisco, Acuson, Motorola, and Sony. Lunar offers integrated product
development and branding services, including industrial design, design
planning and brand strategy, engineering, and graphic design.